tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post6330942081874783876..comments2023-06-09T15:16:38.867+01:00Comments on It Doesn't Have To Be Right...: Dumb Idea of the WeekIan Saleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-28636573961769645142009-02-03T15:34:00.000+00:002009-02-03T15:34:00.000+00:00I guess the question I'd have is: how do you maint...I guess the question I'd have is: how do you maintain your quality control? How do you stop people publishing whatever the hell they want to publish? <BR/><BR/>Even if you, say, limit the number of editors that can run an "approved" project by making them get a degree in anthologising or whatever, rogue underground anthologies by unaccredited editors will abound, I tell you!neil williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862608353690447412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-35736686594163593652009-02-02T21:06:00.000+00:002009-02-02T21:06:00.000+00:00Hey, it's a great idea. Then everyone could just b...Hey, it's a great idea. Then everyone could just buy a copy of the 'Year's Best..', and that would save them having to shell out for the quarterly anthology. Oh, wait a minute...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-89807155800710553312009-02-02T16:33:00.000+00:002009-02-02T16:33:00.000+00:00Dum de dum DUMB. That's right, let's whittle down...Dum de dum DUMB. That's right, let's whittle down SF to the bare minimum and I'm sure that will help with the diversity and scope of a genre that is already too in-bred and sub-literate. We need MORE good SF markets and, above all, smarter, literate, more discerning editors. Some of those twats haven't read anything beyond Charlie Stross and think he's the be all and end all of litch-a-cher. Now, I like Charlie's work<BR/>just fine but if you read literary fiction you quickly come to realize that thematically and stylistically he's not exactly cutting edge. <BR/><BR/>If the SF marketplace is pared down any more we'll see the same, recurring, tired names on the Table of Contents page.<BR/><BR/>At that point, I will abandon the genre altogether, leave it to rot in its self-perpetuating offal...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com